Clothes-pounder



(No'Mod-el.) I

' P. B. &J. L.

CLOTHES OHOFIELD. UNDER.

Patented Dec. 7, 1897.

FRANK B. SOHOFIELD, OF VEST, AND JOSEPH L. SCHOFIELD, OF TAYLOR,

. TEXAS.

CLOTHES-POUNDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,907, dated December*7, 1897.

Application filed October 12, 1896.

To all whom, it may nccrn:

Be it known that we, FRANK B. SOHOFIELD, residing at Vest, in the countyofMcLennan, and JOSEPH L. SOHOFIELD, residing at Taylor,

in the county of \Villiamson, State of Texas,

citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothes-Founders; and we do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inclothes-pounders,and especially to a pounder having a peculiarconstruction whereby a circulation of steam and water is produced whichforces the water through the clothes which are being agitated; and itconsists of a conical-shaped pounder having a chamber contained therein,with valve regulated apertures leading through the walls thereof andthrough which steam is allowed to pass into a compartment, where as itcondenses it runs down and out at the bottom of the pounder.

The invention relates, further, to a con- 0 struction of clothes-pounderhaving an outer tion of ters marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which drawings similar letters bottom plan SerialNo. 608,638. (No model.)

of reference indicate like parts throughout both views, in which'-Figure 1 is a central vertical view through our improvedclothes-pounder. Fig. 2 is a of the pounder.

Reference drawings by letter, A designates the outer cone or shell,which is provided near its upper'end with a series of apertures a, over-.which is constructed a hood B. Vertically extended through the apex ofthe cone is the tubing 0, in which maybe inserted a handle. Locatedwithin the outer cone and extending about half-way to the apex thereofis the tru ncated cone D,with its upper end concaved, as seen at D.caved portion D through which the tubing 0 passes is a series of smallapertures d, communicating between the space above the concaved surfaceand that beneath it.

E is a conical-shaped chamber,which is connected near its upper end withthe under surface of the concaved partition, and within the saidconical-shaped chamber is the upwardlyinclined funnel F, open at bothends. Near the apex of the conical chamber E is a series of apertures 6,opening from the space beneath the chamber E into the space formed bythe truncated cone D, and these apertures are provided with valves E.The lower end of the truncated cone D is located in a plane a slightdistance below the lower end of the outer cone, and the innerupwardly-inclined conical portion F is in a still higher plane.

The operation of the pounder will be readily pounder is pressed down onthe clothes, the steam contained-within the chamber E will cause thevalves E to close as it is forced in, and when coming in contact withthe air contained therein will expand and be forced out through thenarrow openings K at the bottom of the truncated cone to pass throughthe clothes. As it is thus forced out through the clothes a partialvacuum will be formed in the chamber E being had to the-details of theAbout the surface of the conunderstood and is as follows: Then the andthe valves will open and allow air and steam to enter the chamber Ethrough apertures mentioned, and thus filling the said chamber theoperation is repeated and the clothes which are being laundered will bythis process be thoroughly cleansed.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

A clothes-pounder comprising in combination with the outer conicalshell, an inner truncated conical shell D, the concaved partition Dapertured at its apex to receive a tube 0, and having a series ofapertures d therein, the inner conical shell E the lower end of which isin the same plane with the lower end of the shell D, a series ofvalve-regulated apertures in said shell E, and an inner and upwardlytapering funnel F secured at its upper end to shell E and interposedbetween the two series of apertures,snbstantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

FRANK B. SCI-IOFIELD. JOSEPH L. SOHOFIELD.

WVitnesses to signature field:

A. A. AMISS, W. H. NUNN.

of Joseph L. Scl1o-

